Ultra Running Magazine Podcast

John Trent has become a fixture in the ultrarunning community on the West Coast and is one of the best storytellers in the sport. Not only has he been on the Western States board since 2004, he's also a race director and 10-time finisher of Western States. We discuss John's big plans for 2020 prior to COVID-19 and his incredible ability to tell people's stories in his column, Voice of the Sport. We also discuss some of his personal experiences at Western States that brought him to the sport of ultrarunning back in the 90s.

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UltraRunning Magazine

Western States Endurance Run

Silver State 50

An ultrarunning evolution is happening around the country as race directors work to get more women to the start line. Case in point, officials of the High Lonesome 100, which takes place in Colorado's breathtaking Sawatch Range, introduced a lottery system to level the gender playing field, new rules for transgender and nonbinary entrants, and deferment for new parents. At the center of this policy change is the dynamic duo of Kelsey Banaszynski and Caleb Efta, a married couple who is working to do good in the ultrarunning world. Kelsey and Caleb join the show to talk about gender equality, new race policies, how those policies were implemented and what the response has been.

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It's spring and that means the April issue of UltraRunning Magazine is in full bloom. Scotty catches up with Editor-in-Chief Amy Clark to chat about race coverage in this issue including Rocky Raccoon, Cactus Roulette, Tarawera and Frozen Gnome.

They also discuss the spring shoe review, John Trent's interview with Brian Morrison and a feature by Dr. Nick Tiller which discusses the gap between men's and women's finishes that seems to be getting smaller as race distances grow longer. There's so much more!

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